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5.3 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Southern California
Today a 5.3 magnitude earthquake series shook parts of Southern California. Luckily, no reports of injuries so far! Here is everything we know.
Largest Manmade Fracking Earthquake Just Felt In BC
After an investigation lasting three months, it has been confirmed that a new world record was set for the largest and most intense earthquake ever to happen triggered by “fracking.” The August 2015 magnitude 4.6 […]
Nepal Rocked By Another 7.3 Magnitude Earthquake
At least 30 more people are dead in Nepal after a new earthquake struck the already-devastated nation early Tuesday morning. The center of the quake was a remote area of eastern Nepal, near the border […]
NASA Tech Finds Four Nepal Quake Survivors By Their Heartbeats
Four men that were trapped under 10 feet of bricks have been rescued in Nepal thanks to a new search and rescue technology developed in partnership with NASA. The device, named FINDER (Finding Individuals for […]
Sunday’s LA Earthquake Shows Nepal Isn’t An Isolated Event
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake that shook the Los Angeles area early Sunday morning shows that what happened in Nepal two weeks ago could happen here at home. Many LA residents were awoken to rattling right […]
Iranian Cleric Blames Nepal Quake On Women Who Dress Provocatively
Women who dress provocatively and tempt people into promiscuity are to blame for earthquakes, including the one which recently struck Nepal, a leading Iranian cleric has apparently said. Leader, Hojatoleslam Kazim Sadeghi, says women and […]
Nepal Quake So Powerful It Changed The Landscape
The deadly quake in Nepal was so powerful that it has also changed the country’s landscape. Case in point: Mount Everest, which satellite data shows shrank after the disaster. According to Europe’s Sentinel-1A radar satellite, […]
Upset Residents Find Nepal Quake Response Lacking
As the death toll from the devastating earthquake in Nepal four days ago passed 5,000 on Wednesday, officials conceded they had made mistakes in their response. The mistakes left survivors stranded in remote villages waiting […]
Nepal Death Toll Expected To Pass 10,000
As the smoke clears and rescuers reach out to distant villages the death toll is expected to rise considerably in Nepal, Americans.org has learned. Nepal’s prime minister said Tuesday the death toll from the catastrophic […]
Is California At Risk From Nepal Style Earthquake?
As Nepal slow, painfully and sadly recovers from a 7.8 magnitude earthquake on Saturday, it’s important to remember this type of tragedy could strike us right here at home. Specifically in California, one of the […]
700 Dead As 7.8 Magnitude Earthquake Slams Nepal,
The tiny mountain nation of Nepal was struck by a deadly 7.8 magnitude earthquake early Saturday morning. The powerful quake was centered less than 50 miles from Kathmandu. Authorities say at least 700 are presumed […]